Ambulatory Surgical Nursing

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT * The Specialty of Ambulatory Surgery * Business Aspects, Program Development, and Marketing * Regulatory Compliance * The Environment of Care * Materials and Equipment Management * PROFESSIONAL & MANAGEMENT ISSUES * Nursing Standards * Personnel Management, Selection and Development * Quality Management * Risk Management and Legal Issues * Latex Sensitivity * Clinical Emergencies * ANESTHESIA AND SEDATION FOR AMBULATORY PROCEDURES * Anesthesia Management * General Anesthesia * Local and Regional Anesthesia * Conscious Sedation/Analgesia * PATIENT CARE ISSUES: A CONTINUUM * Nursing Care of the Ambulatory Surgical Patient * Preadmission Preparation of the Ambulatory Surgery Patient * Patient Education: Enhancing the Potential of the Teacher and the Learner * Intraoperative Care * Immediate Postanesthesia Care * Progressive Postanesthesia Care - Phase II Recovery * Patient Discharge Issues * Extensions of Care - Phase III Recovery * PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS * Special Emotional, Social and Cultural Needs * Patients with Special Medical Needs * Pediatric Patients and Their Families * Special Needs of the Older Adult * THE SURGICAL SPECIALTIES * Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laser, and Other Technologies * Ophthalmic Surgery * Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery * Oral and Dental Surgery * Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery * General Surgery * Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery * Genitourinary Surgery * Orthopedic and Podiatric Surgery * Cardiovascular Surgery * THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER AS A SPECIAL PROCEDURES UNIT * Special Procedures in the Ambulatory Setting * Chronic Pain Management * Appendix: Legislative Assistance